Abstract
AbstractA new bismaleimide monomer, 2‐((4‐maleimidophenoxy)methyl)‐5‐(4‐maleimidophenyl)‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole (Mioxd), was designed and synthesized. The chemical structure of the monomer was confirmed by means of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and elemental analysis, and its thermal properties were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Mioxd as a reactive modifier was blended with epoxy resin based on bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (DGEBA) in weight ratio of 5, 10, and 15%, using 4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) as hardener. The effect of Mioxd addition on the cure behavior and thermal properties of the blend resins was studied by DSC, TGA, and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). DSC investigations showed that the main exothermic peak temperature (Tp) of the blend systems did not obviously shift with increasing Mioxd content whereas a new shoulder appeared and gradually grew on the high temperature side of the exothermic peak. The results of DMA measurements exhibited the glassy storage modulus (G') and glass transition temperatures (Tg) increased as the Mioxd content was increased, the cured blends investigated were miscible and no phase separation occurred. Further, the thermal decomposition temperature first decreased and then increased, but the char yield at 600°C increased with an increase in Mioxd content. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers
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